With the first orders of the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max handsets having begun to arrive, some early teardown videos have begun to surface.
First, German repair company Kaputt has released initial teardown videos of both models, revealing few major differences but a couple of interesting tidbits about the internal design and components of the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max teardown shows how the handset has retained an L-shaped battery design, something which has changed on the other iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro models. The rest of the internals appear fairly consistent with the iPhone 12 Pro, which iFixit first disassembled back in October.
By comparison, the iPhone 12 mini shares much of its internal configuration with the iPhone 12, although the handset uses a much smaller battery given its size.
iFixit’s live teardown of the iPhone 12 Pro Max handset also pointed out notable features like the wide angle camera’s sensor shift stabilization. iFixit is currently in the process of tearing down the iPhone 12 mini, and has highlighted interesting components such as its small Taptic Engine and 8.57 Wh battery.
Previous teardowns of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro found that Apple made a lot of compromises to fit 5G compatibility in its 2020 devices, including on the battery and logic board. They found that iPhone 12 camera modules can’t be replaced or repaired by third-party technicians.
Since a picture’s worth a thousand words, here are the teardowns and please let us know what you think in the comments.
Via AppleInsider, iFixit, and Kaputt